Cyprus Eurovision Odds

One of the news that gained the most interest a few months ago was the announcement made by the CyBC about its representative, Eleni Foureira. On the one hand, everything seemed to indicate that Cyprus would organize a preselection, but later the internal election was announced, with Helena Paparizou being the country's first choice. However, the CyBC opted for Eleni Foureira, one of the most acclaimed artists by Greek fans.

Eleni Foureira has had her eyes set on the Eurovision Song Contest for a long time. It has been the star’s long awaited dream to grace the Eurovision stage. 2018 will see her long held dream realised when she represents Cyprus at the 63rd Eurovision Song Contest.

The Greek star attempted to fly the Greek flag at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest when she partook at the 2010 Greek national final with Manos Pirovolakis and “Kivotos tou Noa”. Lady luck was not on her side back then, as she placed 2nd behind Alkeios’s “Opa” and missed out on flying to Oslo.

Eleni Foureira announced the title of her song: “Fuego” on January 25 and it was released on March 3. “Fuego” is composed of Alex Papaconstantinou, who has also composed the themes of Azerbaijan 2009, Greece 2007 and Cyprus 2012; besides having worked with artists of the likes of Helena Paparizou, Paula Rubio, Loreen, Anna Vissi, Marc Anthony, Enrique Iglesias or Jennifer Lopez.

Eleni made the following statements: “I would like to say a big thank you to CyBC and all the Cypriot people, for giving me this opportunity. It is a great honour for me to represent this wonderful country which has supported me that much for all of these years. My Eurovision song is called “Fuego”. It is written in English, only its title is Spanish. I am very glad that Alex has composed such a great song. This has actually been the reason for my positive answer to this Eurovision invitation. My promise is that I will do my best.”

Fierce, confident, and sassy, Eleni Foureira has got us excited for her performance at Eurovision, this May. She knows how to command the entire visual and we can’t keep our eyes off her. Her stage presence is off the charts, and we cannot wait to see what she’ll bring to the Eurovision stage. She sings, she dances, and she performs. “Fuego” is a brilliant song too!

Born in Fier (Albania), where she fled because of the civil war, Eleni Foureira is an authentic pop superstar in Greece , her adopted country. 'PSR', 'Paralia', 'Anemos Agapis' are, along with some adaptations of Eurovision hits like 'Sto Theo Me Paei', Greek version of Nadav Guedj's famous 'Golden Boy', are some of his successes.

Foureira has 3 albums behind her and has had many hit singles both in Greece and Cyprus, having received many awards in both countries: “Pio erotas pethenis”, “Reggaeton”, “Pes to kithara”, “Come tiki tam”, “Ase me”, “To kati pou exeis”, etc.

The Greek superstar has taken Greece by storm with her energetic and flamboyant stage performances, notably her annual appearances at the coveted Greek MAD TV Awards and MAD Fashion Walk have left viewers mesmerised with Foureira’s charm and magnetism.

The artistic director for the 2018 Cypriot Eurovision entry will be none other than Sacha Jean-Baptiste, who has been behind the staging of various countries in recent years: Australia, Cyprus, Georgia, Bulgaria and Armenia.